The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-17


that the first announcement Of ouch
purpose provoked. He 10 now nego
tisting for toe extension OF the papa
influence In Africa, as he has already
successfully exte aded 1t In China ant
In the islands OF the sea, that are rulet
over by countries which hardy &C
knowledge bis temporal power. Every
where through this Il fe," great stress
Is laid upon the qualities Of
THE POPE AS A srATIsMAN
and diplomatist. His skill a. q politi
clan, In the higher sense oil the word
10 nearly lost sight Of, and 1t is plsir
that tie Pope himself and those closest
to him wish to have his power and
skill In this direction appreciated. He
came to the P0ntiAcate when the tenn.
poral power Of the church was severe
ly humbled, and In the few years that
have elapsed he has ressined much oil
the lost ground. 30 skillfully has his
recovery Of the ground been made tina,
. measure has actuA Ally been intro.
duced Ia the Italian Chamber OF Dep
uties whereby q part Of Rome now
held by the Italian Government shall
be restored to the VATICAN. Since he
has been Pope a new office In the Pa.
pal household has been crested-the
uditor di sua ssntita, Judge In the
Pope's own palace. 1t is filed by
Mgr. Boccali, q priest OF the Holy
Fathers own rearing, in whom he has
unbounded confidence. And this
modern officer has direct charge OF an
important branch OF the Pontifi g dai.
ly caree, which border on what may
be called the locally political. IL the
narrative given OF itIs.i.
- HIS HoLIsKss' DAILY LIFE,
the political or semi political duties
are throughout given Q prominent
place. The Re ader is told how innum.
cradle congregations and comm ssions
have their special work to do and
must report regularly. "Grest ss is
his mind" the narrator goes on, "and
high O. II sores in bis doc rinal expo
sidons or his mssterly surveys oil 60
cisl conditions, political * gGncies, or
the re alive positions and tendencies
OF philosophical Systems, his 10 also
an emipen,ly practical mind, to which
the minutest details are grateful"
sand them" to quote from another
part oil this author . d account Of his
daily life, "there 10 the Cardinal Score
tary OF State, and the terrible difficulty
and Incredibly delics,e work OF deal.
Ing with foreign governments. Look
over ths entire political and diplo.
matte field and think OF the bard and
long battles the Holy See has 10 fght,
not only with non Gath lie courts, but
with those that We call Catholics. All
this 10 Q matter Of daily, sometimes
oil hourly, concern and labor for
the Holy Father. he has to
receive ambassadors, srchbishcps,
pilgrims, populations, addresses from
the numerous Catholic unions and
com nitlees from Catholic congresses.
His most important Ioul or constitu.
tions, like thoss on the restoration II
the Scotch hierarchy, or the settle.
ment Of the difficulties in Eogland
between the bishops and the regulars,
we are told, are written or corrected
or flushed 10 the quiet IL the night,
when all others in the Vatican enjoy
repose. Bat he Is
HIS own BIsMAKcK.
ard the real Bismarck has measured
strength with him often enough to
kaos his true Bismarckisn mettle.
10 the III ing u the { III iisl veil where.
by in tais volume the reader gets q
view OF the man Joachim Pc ci, there
are intsrestlng slimpses Of one Of the
most Io,ent Personalities In the wor d.
Alter long reception on the morn.
logs when visitors are admitted, he re-
Iires 10 bis private breakfast room and
partakss Of the frugal mesi, when
60 sisn simply q coffee aud bread
more. Ths s1arp, cleu com.
tenance and the delicate frame tell the
try oi lifetime 81 Ascstic fare. la
everything be u pune nal la nothing
PERU octory. HE stodiei are AZ resu.
srly conducted a. HE prayers sresa d.
He l. an early rs-r His Dody servant
= atts him ., az zppoin ed hour; and
b. hss MT changed ths habits OF asim
pie priest since he became Pope.
He dresses In his pure
white robes and des his
priyale devotions a. the alAr In his
pr vac ctapsl. After q hall hour OF
nae ditalinn his chaplain reel a. with
him the lhfee hrst N orniug Hour"
u the csnonicai Office, aud then lhe
Holy Fail o. 10 ready for mass. Hi,
'hou ders aud head are slightly beat
Onward iiom ase and from the habi
u devotion. Beneath the berretta Is a
'irile Of snow white hair. His voice
. unfdling, every iohs beng iull and
nea ured. Sometimes after the Ia
isus OF long services aud receptions
ais ieebleneas b comes apparent, and
bis Thin form shskes from sIh.u ,tion.
But
rnn vIooH CO Ms WILL
lrstalns him. "W-," writes DR..
} Reilly, ".ho hsvs spent within q
e~ year. Of half . century In priestly
are bound TO ssy ihs.
nothing ever % powerfully moved our
'oul ~ 10 zee Leo XIII at OnrisIs
Iltar, HE whole soul lifted no o. n the |
'sat DC vision held u aid made u
,lssd there and supplicats with great
leart cnes Tor this church, whose
hangers, trials and needs are his
special care" This personal man
ier aud Impressive presence Of the
'rssent pontA are . part Of natures
'ndovment bot tho result aso OF |
cultivation, and these a iali.
les have had much TO do With his dis
insui' hsd tarfer. not only 40 Q priest,
'ut ~ d pl1ma let. IL LA presence
hat impf-esss; aud thHre Ia Q will be-
ind the earnest, gentle apsnner tha,
very court IL FUR pc has III. And |
his pc sonal view OF the man throws
%, little lsht on the pr,s,nt condi.
lon 81 Dr. VI Gym. II on DR.. Nc.
llynn's side there Ia an admirable
isnliness Ia holding 20 his oonvio.
ems In spite % consequences, thars
J aleo an altogether uncommon per
onaliiy VI Rome from which the most
stute might learn leseons In firmness
nd political iarsightedne-a